Oregon Route 224
 Oregon Route 224 | ||||
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 Route 224 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byODOT | ||||
| Length | 49.12 mi[citation needed](79.05 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  OR 99EinMilwaukie | |||
 OR 213inClackamas I-205in Clackamas OR 212inHappy Valley OR 211inEstacada | ||||
| East end |   FH 46 / FH 57 inRipplebrook | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Oregon | |||
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Oregon Route 224is astate highwaywhich runs through some ofPortland'ssoutheastern suburbs and ends in theCascades.
Route description
[edit]The northwestern terminus is an interchange withOR 99EinMilwaukie,asuburbof Portland. It continues east as theMilwaukieExpressway,but is formally part of theClackamas Highway No. 171(seeOregon highways and routes). After crossingInterstate 205inClackamas,it becomes theSunrise Expresswayfor about two miles. Then, the highway continues east as a four-lanearterial,resuming its designation as theClackamas Highway,and which it shares withOR 212.East of Clackamas, OR 224 splits off OR 212, and continues south as theClackamas Highway,passing through hilly farmland. About eight miles (13 km) north ofEstacada,it overlapsOR 211.On the eastern edge of Estacada, OR 224 separates from OR 211, and heads southeast into theMount Hood National Forest,here you are in the mountains heading to the small community ofRipplebrook,its southeastern terminus, where state highway maintenance ends. Drivers may continue along the pavedUnited States Forest ServiceRoad 46 toOR 22inDetroit,though snow makes the road impassable approximately early November through early May. USFS Road 46 was formerly signed as a portion of OR 224,[citation needed]but was never a state-maintained highway.
History
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This is the second route in Oregon with the designation 224. There was an earlier version of OR 224 connectingUS 99W(modernOregon Route 99W) 3 miles (5 km) south of Monmouth toOregon Route 223near Lewisville following today's Elkins Rd. In those days, Oregon Route 223 followed today's Airlie Rd and Maple Grove Rd between Falls City and Pedee). This incarnation of OR 224 existed from the inception of the Oregon Route System in 1932 until sometime between 1942 and 1944.
The Clackamas Highway was realigned onto a section of I-205 in 1971.[1]
The easternmost 19 miles (31 km) of OR 224 in Mount Hood National Forest was closed to traffic during the 2020 Labor Day wildfires, which damaged pavement, guardrails, and nearby trees.[2][3]It is reopened to traffic on May 1, 2022, 19 months after its closure.[4]
Sunrise Expressway
[edit]The Sunrise Expressway (known as Sunrise Corridor during construction) is alimited-access highwayinClackamas.It serves as an extension of the Milwaukie Expressway portion of OR 224. Planning for the expressway started in the 1980s. Plans weren't approved until 2010, with construction starting in 2013. Costing $130 million, the expressway opened on July 1, 2016. Amulti-use pathfor use by bicyclists and pedestrians was constructed along the highway. It is the newest highway constructed in thePortland metropolitan areasinceOR 213bypassedOregon Cityin 1989.[5]
Major intersections
[edit]Milepoints are as reported by ODOT and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. Z indicates overlapping mileage due to construction longer than established route, and – indicates negative mileage behind established beginning point.[7]Segments that are locally maintained may be omitted. For routes traversing multiple named state highways, each milepoint is preceded by the corresponding state highway number. The entire route is inClackamas County.
| Location | Milepoint[6] | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Milwaukie | 171 0.11 | OR 99E–Portland,Oregon City | West end of limited-access | ||
| 171 2.42 | Lake Road, Harmony Road | ||||
| Clackamas | 171 3.88 | I-205/OR 213–Oregon City,Portland | |||
| Happy Valley | 75 6.26 171 6.56 |  OR 212west –Oregon City | East end of limited-access; west end of OR 212 overlap | ||
| Damascus | 171 8.19 |    OR 212east toUS 26–Damascus,Mount Hood | East end of OR 212 overlap | ||
| Eagle Creek | 171 17.92 |  OR 211north –Sandy,Mount Hood | West end of OR 211 overlap | ||
| Estacada | 171 23.36 |  OR 211south –Molalla,Woodburn | East end of OR 211 overlap | ||
| Ripplebrook | 171 49.97 | FH 46 / FH 57 | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
[edit]- ^Johnson, Dick (March 30, 1971). "N-Site May Shift Road Plan".The Oregon Journal.p. 5.
- ^Lindstrand, Emily (February 17, 2022)."ODOT announces opening date for closed stretch of Highway 224".Estacada News.RetrievedFebruary 17,2022.
- ^"Stretch of Highway 224 near Estacada, which has been closed for 17 months, set to reopen May 1".KGW. February 16, 2022.RetrievedFebruary 17,2022.
- ^"Hwy 224 reopens east of Estacada after 2020 wildfire damage".KPTV. May 1, 2022.RetrievedMay 2,2022.
- ^Njus, Elliot (June 30, 2016)."First new Portland-area highway in nearly 3 decades to open in Clackamas".The Oregonian.Portland, OR.RetrievedJune 30,2016.
- ^Road Inventory and Classification Services."Straightline Charts".Oregon Department of Transportation.RetrievedApril 6,2018.
- Clackamas Highway No. 171(October 2016)
- Sunrise Expressway Highway No. 75(June 2016)
- ^Road Inventory and Classification Services (July 2017)."Straightline Chart Legend"(PDF).Oregon Department of Transportation.RetrievedApril 7,2018.